>My wife is a few years older than I am, but I don't point that out to her often... ;-)
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>We recently got a puppy, and I read that they lifespan of that particular breed was about 15 years. I mentioned to her that she would be well into her 40's by that time, and I got one of those elbows that KG mentioned earlier.

That's because you took advantage of your geek status. How do you expect a normal sane person to recalculate dog years off the top of their heads?